Following on from the recent launch of the new Raspberry Pi 4 mini PC, FriendlyELEC the hardware company behind the NanoPi M4 mini PC, has now dropped its prices a little to provide competition for the new 4GB Raspberry Pi 4 PC. Pricing for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B starts at $35 with 1GB of RAM, $45 for a 2GB version and $55 for a 4GB mini PC. In comparison the new prices of the NanoPi M4 mini PC have now dropped to $50 for the 2GB, and $75 for the 4Gb version.
Full specifications for the NanoPi M4 mini PC include :
– SoC – Rockchip RK3399 big.LITTLE hexa-core processor with 2x Arm Cortex-A72 @ up to 2.0GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.5GHz, a Mali-T864 GPU with support OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL, DX11, and AFBC, and a VPU with 4K VP9 and 4K 10-bit H265/H264 6decoding
– System Memory – Dual-channel 4GB LPDDR3-1866, or dual-channel 2GB DDR3-1866
– Storage – eMMC module socket, micro SD card slot
– Video Output
– HDMI 2.0a up to 4K @ 60 Hz with HDCP 1.4/2.2 support
– 4-Lane MIPI-DSI connector
– Audio – 3.5mm headphone jack, HDMI digital audio output, microphone header
– Camera – One or two 4-lane MIPI-CSI connector(s) (one multiplexed with MIPI-DSI), dual ISP up to 13MP
– Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 with 2x u.FL antenna connectors
– USB – 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 2.0 type-C port with OTG mode and power input
– 40-pin GPIO header with 3x 3V/1.8V I2C, up to 1x 3V UART, 1x 3V SPI, 1x SPDIF_TX, up to 8x 3V GPIOs, 1x 1.8V 8-channel I2S
– 24-pin extension port with 2x USB 2.0 interface, PCIe x2, 1x PWM
– Debugging – 4-pin UART header (3V 1.5Mbps)
– Misc – Power key, power LED, user’s LED, 2-pin header for RTC battery
– Power Supply – 5V/3A via USB-C port; RK808-D PMIC
– Dimensions – 85 mm x 56 mm (8-layer PCB)
– Temperature Range – 0℃ to 80℃
Source: CNX-Software : Liliputing
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